a very wet start

Scotland trip day 5

Pretty dismal morning but then the sun came out so we headed to Falkirk. Once there our plan was to do the heritage walk so we walked down the shortest street in Great Britain to the tourist information at the Steeple where we thought we could pick up a map, sadly it was closed, We crossed the road and walked down Kings court one of the numerous alleys dating back to medieval times. Our next stop was the Trinity Church where outside in the Kirk yard are the graves of Sir John De Graeme and Sir John Stewart who fell fighting for William Wallace in the first battle of Falkirk in 1298.

Leaving the town behind we then went to see the famous rotating boat lift the Falkirk Wheel, which connects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal, here you could if you wanted Ride a bicycle along the canal path to see the 30 - metre - high - horse - head sculpture called The Kelpies. Dusk was falling when we arrived and we were able to see them illuminated.

We arrived back at the caravan around 6.30 tired and cold but pleased with our day.